By: Sean Crose
WBC and heavyweight champion Tyson Fury are reportedly coming up against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. ESPN reports that the bout will be on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the WBC has yet to announce whether Ngannou will become a heavyweight boxer if he beats Fury in the ring. Indeed, there are few details available at the moment, as an official match announcement has yet to be made. Ngannou, although clearly a high-level mixed martial artist, has never fought in the ring before. Fury had previously negotiated to face WBA, IBF and WBO player Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight championship, but those talks fell through.
Fury is clearly going to be in a significant favorite given Ngannou’s inexperience and his impressive resume of 33-0-1. However, fights between famous former mixed martial artists and boxers tend to attract attention and money. Although the matches are more often held in the ring than in the ring and often end with the previously brilliant octagon fight, there seems to be a considerable number of people who would normally like to see if martial arts Can the mixed martial artist “knock down” or not. these cases. With that said, high-level boxing pays much more than high-level mixed martial arts. Furthermore, a mixed martial artist who properly competes with a boxer in the ring tends to earn respect rather than ridicule. Plus, people never know when it comes to contact sports.
Undoubtedly, the bout will likely be a pay-per-view event produced by Fury promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum, along with ESPN, which broadcasts Fury’s fights in USA. Whether Fury will end up in the ring with Usyk at some point in the near future remains to be seen.
